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The Roommate Game

MM Small-Town College Hockey Romance (Smithton Bears, Book 3)

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The hockey player, the figure skater, and the roommate situation…

Gus

No one knows how to make a party last quite like me. For real. Technically, I should have graduated three years ago, but I love Smithton, I love hockey, and the team needs a good captain who keeps things fun. That’s me.

This is it, though. I can’t delay the inevitable, so yeah…this is officially my last year of college and I’m going out big!

Unfortunately, my new roommate is curbing my vibe. In fact, I don’t think Rafe likes me much—total mystery. I’m a nice guy. Ask anyone.

Rafe’s the one with stick-in-the-mud-itis. He also has a great smile, pretty eyes, a cute dimple, and…

Oh, man. I think I have a situation.

Rafe

This cannot be happening. I’m a competitive figure skater with goals and big plans. How did I get saddled with a party boy hockey hero for a roommate?

Oh, yeah, I mistakenly assumed the captain of the hockey team would be a serious person. Wrong. Gus and I have nothing in common and I have no idea how I’m going to survive a year of this.

But in a twist, we’re good together in a crisis. So good, that I’m beginning to wonder if we could be something more than a couple of athletes playing the roommate game.

The Roommate Game is an MM bisexual-awakening, light-angst, college hockey romance featuring a fun-loving captain, a serious figure skater, and a chance at forever.

©2025 Lane Hayes (P)2025 Lane Hayes Contemporary Romance Sports Hockey Feel-Good Roommate Game

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I really enjoyed this sweet story about a serious, quiet figure skater and his loud, party boy hockey captain roommate. Rafe and Gus are like oil and water. Gus is the life of the party and just wants to have fun, while Rafe is working toward long-term goals, including Olympic dreams. Yet, once they look past the surface and get to know each other, they really click. This is a mostly light-hearted story, although it does also include some serious topics like alcohol and drug abuse, family expectations, and being honest versus putting on a pubic facade. I liked both MCs, but especially Gus's quiet kindness. He is financially much better off than Rafe, but he doesn't lord it over him, and quietly helps him toward his goal without even telling him. Both men grow over the story and realize they can have their dreams without sacrificing self or personal integrity.

The narration by Kirt Graves is spot-on, and he channels both the uptight Rafe and happy-go-lucky Gus perfectly.

I received an audio ARC and am voluntarily leaving this honest review.

Sweet story with light angst

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Another fantastic addition to the series by Lane Hayes. Gus and Rafe are interesting characters to follow. Kirt Graves did a superb job with the narration.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

Loving the series

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I loved this! It's the first one I've read in the series, so definitely they stand alone, but I can just tell I'm going to want to read them all. It's one of those perfect opposites attract story, even though technically they're both athletes, we still get the jock v nerd vibes that are catnip to me. I love that they start off with such a heated relationship, but how Gus is immediately one to take ownership and start working on himself. It led to an extremely sweet story with a good dash of spice and just adorableness. Hayes is one of those authors you can go-to for some fun sporty romances. I listened to the audio and Kirt Graves was phenomenal as always.

extremely sweet story with a good dash of spice an

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I really enjoyed this audiobook. Kirt Graves is a brilliant narrator and made listening to this story so fun and engaging.

The story was a fun, steamy yet sweet college age romance with a forced proximity/roommates trope. Each MC was likeable and I really loved that they supported each other in a healthy way. MC1 has his issues but it wasn't on MC2 to fix him. I enjoyed the growth throughout the story.

It was the first of the series that I've read, it was completely standalone, but I liked it enough I'll definitely be going back and reading the others.

College roommate FWB fun

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M/M
Roommates
College
Opposites
Hockey player/Figure skater
Jock/nerd
Rich/poor
Enemies to lovers (light)

This can be read as a standalone. I have not read the first 2 books and didn't feel lost at all.

I really enjoyed Rafes character from the start. I love adorable nerd characters and felt bad for his situation as I have been in the same position before. Gus I did not like at the beginning. He was really selfish, inconsiderate and rude. I found it hard to believe that anyone could act as badly as he did and be so self unaware. I did quickly warm up to him though as he changed his ways and did things to show his sweet side and opened up more about what he was going through. His family is pressuring him to forget hockey and school and be a lawyer but he has managed to stay 3 years longer and is secretly on his way to a Masters in English and is considering teaching English and coaching hockey. His family would flip so he uses bad influences to make him feel better.

I enjoyed their chemistry, both when they were bantering back and forth at the start and as they got closer. It wasn't off the charts sparks but it developed naturally over time and I really enjoyed that. It was more realistic. They made a cute couple that helped balance each other out.

This was a fast paced, easy read that didn't drag at all. It kept my interest from start to finish. I found the start amusing with some humor and then I was completely drawn in as the plot turned more serious and heartfelt and I finished it in one listen. There is some moderate angst and not gonna lie, I got frustrated at the end and was yelling at my kindle and thought it could have been handled better. This was the only reason I hesitate to give it 5 stars, but I loved the ending.

Overall, I found it really well written. The relationship development was in perfect timing and I really enjoyed the character development for both of the MCs. The author handled the topic of drug addiction really well and sensitively. It may not be your typical dark struggle that is stereotypical of drug addiction, some might argue it was handled to easily, but not everyone is at the same extreme level and I found it to be realistic to this character. I liked that he acknowledged that it was more a side effect of his mental state and was getting counseling as well so for me that was very realistic.

I really enjoyed the world building in this and the side characters so I may go back and read the first 2 books.

The narrator did a fantastic performance. He had a pleasant voice and sounded age appropriate for the roles. He kept a good flow. I did speed it up a bit though. He expressed all the emotions wonderfully and brought the story to life. He gave all the characters including the side characters their own distinct voice that suited them all perfectly and made it easy to follow the story.

Great story and performance

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